Market Share of Philippines Telecom Towers Industry
The Philippine telecom towers market is moderately consolidated and consists of a few players, such as Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), Globe Telecom Inc., Digital Telecommunications Phils. Inc., Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc., Ericsson Telecommunications Inc., Radius Telecoms Inc., and N-Wave Technologies Philippines Inc. These players in the Philippine telecom towers market are expanding their customer base through strategic collaborations and acquisitions of telecom tower startups. This has led to a moderately high market concentration, with a few dominant players benefiting from significant market share and profitability.
- Feburary 2024: NOW Telecom Company Inc. and Rakuten Symphony signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a collaborative framework for the deployment of a 5G Open RAN pilot deployment in the Philippines. The MoU was signed on day 1 of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) at the Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain, held from February 26 until February 29, 2024. The MWC is the largest and most influential connectivity event in the world hosted by the GSM Association and draws more than 100,000 visitors from over 190 countries. Under the terms of the agreement, Rakuten Symphony and NOW will collaborate with the aim of developing disaggregated networks and open interfaces in the Philippines.
- Janurary 2024: KDDI Philippines confirmed its role in deploying telecom infrastructure for the country's inaugural subway transport network. The subsidiary of Japan's KDDI announced its involvement in January 2024. The subway will link Valenzuela in the north to Parañaque in the southern part of metropolitan Manila. KDDI's telecom infrastructure will support the 30 km network, which encompasses fifteen stations from East Valenzuela to NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) Terminal 3, along with the depot and operations control center.
Philippines Telecom Towers Market Leaders
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Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT
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Globe Telecom, Inc.
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Digital Telecommunications Phils., Inc.
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Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc.
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Ericsson Telecommunications, Inc
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
